"If you've got the money and you want to go to the event and get the shirt, cause that's part of it, to put that down on your bucket list," Phillip Polich said.

Tickets are expensive and scammers often offer fake tickets on Craigslist and other sites.

"With the technology and stuff we have, anybody could print any ticket, anywhere, that looks real, you kind of have to just do your research," Sean Sweeney said.

Not anymore. Smart consumers should only go one place to buy tournament tickets. The NCAA has established an official ticket exchange where fans can buy safely. Tickets bought on the site are 100 percent guaranteed.

If you've decided you want to go to the Championship Game in Glendale, and you want that added security of a guaranteed ticket, use the NCAA's official site. But you need to know, that extra security, comes at an extra cost. The NCAA tacks on an 18 percent surcharge to every ticket. Peace of mind isn't cheap, but it's worth it knowing you can't get scammed.